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Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a type of skin cancer. This occurs through abnormal, uncontrolled growths that arise in the skin’s basal cells (1). The basal cells are the deepest layer in the epidermis, which is the outermost layer of the skin. BCCs often look like open sores, red patches, pink growths, or shiny bumps.
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The primary cause of this cancer is usually through long-exposure to sun light or ultraviolet rays over a period of years. This disorder occurs in areas of the body that is exposed to sun like in the face, neck, ears, scalp, shoulders, and back, although tumors in the basal cells can occur anywhere.
Some of the treatments include cutting out the tumor, freezing the cancer cells, and scalping out the tumor using electricity to kill the cancer cells. However, the easiest thing one with BCC can do is to stay away from the sun!
Picture references:
(1) https://www.human-anatomy99.info/basal-cell-carcinoma-diagram/
(2) http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/mobileart.asp?articlekey=107548
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